Bafta Games Awards 2022: It Takes Two and Returnal lead nominations | Gaming awards

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Innovative science-fiction shooter Returnal and creative co-operative platform game It Takes Two lead the nominations for Bafta’s 2022 Games Awards, with eight nominations each in categories from best animation to best game.

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, a flagship PlayStation 5 game from last summer, is in the running for seven awards, while driving-tourism racer Forza Horizon 5 and surreal psychological adventure Psychonauts 2 have six nominations each. In total, 39 games have been nominated across the awards’ 16 categories, celebrating excellence in everything from sound design and animation to narrative.

The “evolving game” category is for games released before 2021 that have seen significant improvements and updates during the past year; the nominees includes multiplayer shooter Apex Legends and Nintendo’s smash hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The “game beyond entertainment” award honors games that have a social, political, educational or environmental message, such as the cute conservation game Alba: A Wildlife Adventure.

The EE Game of the Year award will be voted for by the public, from a shortlist drawn up by a jury. All other awards are decided by juries comprised of industry veterans and critics. The nominees for the two performance categories – performer in a leading role, and performer in a supporting role – will be announced later in March.

The awards will take place at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on 7 April, and will be livestreamed on Twitch. The full list of nominees follows.

Animation

Call 0f Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games / Activision Blizzard) It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts) Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab Llc / Ember Lab Llc) Life Is Strange: True Colors (Square Enix, Deck Nine Games / Square Enix) Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Artistic Achievement

The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna InteractiveIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic ArtsPsychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game StudiosRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive EntertainmentResident Evil Village – Capcom / CapcomReturnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Audio Achievement

The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna InteractiveCall of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games / Activision BlizzardDeathloop – Arkane Lyon / Bethesda SoftworksHalo Infinite – 343 Industries / Xbox Game StudiosMarvel’s Guardian’s Of The Galaxy – Eidos-Sony Montréal / Square EnixReturnal – Housemarque Interactive Entertainment

Best Game

Deathloop – Arkane Lyon / Bethesda SoftworksForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game StudiosInscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver DigitalIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic ArtsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive EntertainmentReturnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment

British Game

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure – Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games, Plug In DigitalDeath’s Door – Acid Nerve / Devolver DigitalFights in Tight Spaces – Ground Shatter / Mode7Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game StudiosOverboard! – Inkle / InkleSable – Shedworks / Raw FuryDebut GameThe Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna InteractiveEastward – Pixpil / ChucklefishThe Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller / Dear VillagersGenesis Noir – Feral Cat Den / FellowMaquette – Graceful Decay / Annapurna InteractiveToem – Something Traveler Something We Made

Evolving Game

Among Us – Innersloth / InnerslothAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Epd / NintendoApex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic ArtsDisco Elysium – The Final Cut – Za / Um / Za / UmFortnite – Epic Games / Epic Games, People Can FlyNo Man’s Sky – Hello Games / Hello Games

Family

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure – Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games, Plug In DigitalChicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov, A Shell In The Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine / FinjiForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game StudiosMario Party Superstars – Nintendo Epd / NintendoRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive EntertainmentUnpacking – Witch Beam / Humble Games

Game Beyond Entertainment

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure – Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games / Plug In DigitalBefore Your Eyes – Goodbyeworld Games / Skybound GamesChicory: A Colorful Tale- Greg Lobanov, A Shell In The Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine / FinjiGame Builder Garage – Nintendo Epd / NintendoIt Takes Two -Hazelight Studios / Electronic ArtsPsychonauts 2 -Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios

Game Design

Deathloop – Arkane Lyon / Bethesda SoftworksForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game StudiosInscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver DigitalIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic ArtsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive EntertainmentReturnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Multiplayer

Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentCall Of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games / Activision BlizzardForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game StudiosHalo Infinite – 343 Industries / Xbox Game StudiosHell Let Loose – Black Matter / Team17It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts

Music

Deathloop – Arkane Lyon / Bethesda SoftworksFar Cry 6 – Ubisoft Toronto / UbisoftHalo Infinite – 343 Industries / Xbox Game StudiosPsychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game StudiosRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive EntertainmentReturnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Narrative

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic ArtsLife Is Strange: True Colors – Square Enix, Deck Nine Games / Square EnixMarvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy – Eidos-Montréal / Square EnixPsychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game StudiosReturnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive EntertainmentUnpacking – Witch Beam / Humble GamesOriginal PropertyDeathloop – Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks

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